Helpful Hints for Buying a Diesel Fuel Additive

Sometimes, the most obvious details can escape you when you are out venturing to buy a new product. This can happen to you when you are out buying a fuel additive and are left confused after looking at the various kinds of products. Today’s post will help you make the right decision. Here are a few tips that will help you in choosing the right diesel fuel additive for your fleet, or off road engines.

Diesel Fuel Additive – What Questions to Ask?
Remember that a list of questions is really important to help you focus on your real needs and get through the amount of “noise” related to diesel fuel additives in the market place.

1. What is it exactly that you would like to Accomplish?
• Are you seeking emissions reductions?
• Self imposed or regulatory mandate ones?
• Are fuel consumption reductions your goal?
• Are you looking to ‘clean up the engine’?

Hint: The fuel of today is usually full of additives already required in the refining process. So, if you have a suspect engine that needs a mechanics attention don’t waste the $$ just yet.

2. Do you have friends, business associates, neighbors, etc. who are currently using an Additive or who have used them before?

Hint: A trusted, verifiable reference is a big one. Remember to ask some specifics such as: “Have you confirmed the stated benefits post purchase?”

3. Does the Manufacturer list the Ingredients?
• Certain ingredients are more harmful than you may think
• Some others will improve your engine performance but increase the harmful emissions at the same time

4. How does the Fuel Additive work?
• Is it a physical interaction with the fuel or a chemical one?
• A chemical reaction with the fuel ingredients might produce harmful byproducts that have potential to harm the engine and they might end up as toxic air contaminants.

5. Are there any Test Results available?
• What should you look for?
• Strict State and Federal testing guidelines required to receive formal verification are often your best bet

Hint: Not all tests are created equal, or relevant to your situation. Frequently, there are just too many variables and not enough statistical value.

6. The Actual Product Evaluation.

Read more on this one in the following blog posts or check out our website for more information about Viscon fuel additive.

Now go ahead and tell me what your experiences may have been!